American Idol 2012

[sunbunny]

Danny has gotten nothing but praise everytime he's been in front of the judges. I imainge there's just no hype yet because the final groups for AI haven't been picked and they probably can't say who's made it. They pointed out he beat McCreery in his audition tape. Mr. Stealyourgirl is going to do just fine.

There was Scotty hype even before he made the Hollywood round. WRAL was all over it all the time from the time of his first appearance.

[Dpantherman]

Didn't think I'd like Steven Tyler initially, but hes great on the show. J.Lo is basically a hotter Paula that actually gives an opinion.

[Seal (SmittyIsOurSavior)]

Asian dude owns. F*ck the rest.

I also like Phillip Phillips, Reed Grimm, Creighton Fraker, and the kid with the full head of curly hair.

They cut Jairon Jackson last night though, the black guy in the group with Asian and Phillip. He was excellent.

[Hawk]

some great talent...to switch gears...how about the new Survivor and Charleston's own Chelsea....me likey!

[Dpantherman]

My top 3 from tonight:

1) Aaron Marcellus

2) DeAndre Brackensick

3) Jeremy Rosado

[Bronn]

To me, Brackensick was horrible...

HeeJun is still my favorite, but it is still way to early to tell much about any of them...

[Dpantherman]

I prefer 'Woman's Work' last week, but I thought he was good. Heejun i know is good, but I hated the song he picked.

[Seal (SmittyIsOurSavior)]

God damn it was terrible tonight.

Joshua Ledet was by far the best.

I liked Phil's rendition of In The Air.

Creighton's performance was respectable.

Colton and Jeremy were above average.

The rest were average at best for me. Aaron and DeAndre (as much as I like him) were turrible. Heejun disappointed too.

[jasonluckydog]

I voted for Heejun lol like 20 times and the last guy for some reason the gentle giant.

[Anybodyhome]

Why is there a need for a bunch of prepubescent boys to go out and sing tunes originally recorded by women? Did 50% of the boys do exactly that Tuesday night or what?

I'll admit I've watched the show for a few years and it has gotten progressively worse. Either the talent scouts are getting lazier or the technology to make even the worst voice sound good digitally has taken over and the need to be able to actually perform has far less impact than "the look."

A 2-hour show that was on my DVR took me less than 45 minutes to zip thru. Less than 45 seconds per performer- they are all completely unwatchable. You could put a mime on stage and Steven Tyler would still find nothing but good things to say.

I grew up in the 60's - early seventies listening to what we today call "classic rock." I watched Jefferson Airplane do free concerts in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco on Sunday afternoons. I saw Neil Young play in a Santa Cruz boardwalk cafe, I went to a high school dance in a Los Angeles suburb and saw the kids who were later Van Halen play the gym.

Today, I still listen to those bands and throw in Five Finger Death Punch, Volbeat, Three Days Grace, Theory of a Deadman, Hollywood Undead, Shinedown, Rev Theory, Saliva, Adrenaline Mob and I'm not thinking any of these guys got their start on Idol...

There's a reason bands like Foreigner, Journey, Styx, Rush, Aerosmith, Heart, Springsteen are still touring, still successful and still packing in fans after 30+ years- just try watching American Idol and try to fathom that as the next talent pool of "musicians" (term being used extremely loosely).

[Seal (SmittyIsOurSavior)]

Idol has been fairly successful in finding talent. I mean, not so many huge stars, but a lot of moderate success.

[Dpantherman]

Forgt Ab josh

[Inimicus]

I'm a long time and completely unapologetic fan of the show. That said, last nights broadcast was an unmitigated failure. Picking a favorite would be akin to choosing the best car at the junkyard.

Even the good performances were boring.

Last night marked the last time we will ever watch the show live again.

[Bronn]

I'd say Ledet was the best of the night by far... I don't think that tall guy should have come back over the kid from Fayettenam...